Step 4: Painting

Step 5: Enjoy!

Now you can be as stylish as you'd like for a fraction of the cost it would take to commercially design your own T-Shirts! Don't wear boring old T-sh...

I am going on the Disney Cruise this summer with my 6 person family, so my mom thought it would be neat if we made our own T-shirts for "pirate night." Pirate Night is one night on the cruise when everybody dresses as a pirate, so we thought we would make our own costumes. Because it is the Disney Cruise, we tried to find a design that incorporated Mickey and as you can see in the picture, we found the perfect design. Painting on T-shirts by this method is easy and it requires no special skill.

By using this painting method, you can make custom uniforms, shirts for a party, shirts for a 5k, and even shirts that are machine washable! Plus, it is much more fun to paint your own shirts with your friends than pay much more money and wait for them to come in the mail. I hope you enjoy making your own T-shirts!

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Step 1: Materials

Step 2: Print the Design

First, cut the freezer paper so it is 81/2 " by 11" to make it fit in most printers. You can print pretty much any design you would like, as long as it can fit on your freezer paper. When you print out your design, cut out the areas of the picture that you want to show up on the shirt with the Xacto knife.

Step 3: Ironing

Now, iron the Freezer paper plastic side down exactly where you want the design to be on your shirt, and get out your fabric paint. The reason we use freezer paper is because when it is ironed, it sticks until you peel it off, and therefore, you are making a stencil. Make sure you iron adequately so that the paper really sticks to the shirt.